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So what with the 4000 series GPU cards coming up, and the 13/14 series intel K CPUs, the potential power draw of these systems will likely be immense.
Surely at some point, this is going to start becoming prohibitive and costly, both in terms of pure energy consumption, and in components and kit required to enable this generation of CPUs and GPUs, be it in the form of power supplies, cooling systems, etc
At what point will a different approach to computing power need to be implemented? Ie, will there need to be a return to some form of parallel computing power, in the manner of SLI and dual or quad CPUs? Presumably CPUs can’t just keep raising the ghz, and GPUs can’t just consume more and more power in the same single unit. What will a PC in three to five years look like?
Whilst the roadmap looks genuinely exciting, some of the figures being quoted seem a bit mind boggling
Surely at some point, this is going to start becoming prohibitive and costly, both in terms of pure energy consumption, and in components and kit required to enable this generation of CPUs and GPUs, be it in the form of power supplies, cooling systems, etc
At what point will a different approach to computing power need to be implemented? Ie, will there need to be a return to some form of parallel computing power, in the manner of SLI and dual or quad CPUs? Presumably CPUs can’t just keep raising the ghz, and GPUs can’t just consume more and more power in the same single unit. What will a PC in three to five years look like?
Whilst the roadmap looks genuinely exciting, some of the figures being quoted seem a bit mind boggling
